Paar 40 years old

When an Untouchable wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at earning a little income -- a man has asked them to take his herd of pigs across a fast-moving river. The current is dangerous, and worse, the wife is pregnant and this would not be an easy task even if she were not. Undaunted and desperate, the couple accept the job and enter the river to face their destiny. Both the acting and the cinematography and music are excellent in this slow-paced, but engaging drama from director Goutam Ghose.

Credits

Shabana Azmi as

Naseeruddin Shah as

Om Puri as

Anil Chatterjee as

Ruma Guha Thakurta as

Mohan Agashe as

Paar Cast

Name	Character
Shabana Azmi She was 33, now 74 years old
Naseeruddin Shah He was 34, now 74 years old
Om Puri He was 33, 66 years old when he died
Anil Chatterjee He was 54, 66 years old when he died
Ruma Guha Thakurta She was 49, 84 years old when she died
Mohan Agashe He was 37, now 77 years old
Utpal Dutt He was 55, 64 years old when he died

Paar Crew

Name	Department
Goutam Ghose as Cinematography. He was 34 (now 74) years old	Crew
Goutam Ghose as Director. He was 34 (now 74) years old	Directing
Goutam Ghose as Music. He was 34 (now 74) years old	Sound
Goutam Ghose as Screenplay. He was 34 (now 74) years old	Writing

Paar (40 years)

Release day: Friday, September 14, 1984
Runtime: 141 minutes